It’s ‘The Balm’ Sock

Great last minute gifts you can hang on the tree! So quick and easy, you can stitch up several in an evening using leftover scraps of colorful sock yarn. Perfectly sized for lip balms, chewing gum, coins or other small treasures.

Materials:

3.25mm dpn’s
fingering weight yarn
Size E Crochet Hook
Darning Needle

Instructions:

CO 18, leaving a 6 – 8” length of yarn to fashion into stocking hanger, and join to knit in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Arrange stitches with 6 stitches on each of 3 needles.

(K1, P1) around x 3 rows
Knit around until sock measures 1 ½” from top of cuff

On next row, K 14, then knit next 8 stitches onto a length of waste yarn in a different color than project. Return these 8 stitches back to the left needle and knit around with working yarn until sock measures ¾” from line of waste yarn.
Arrange stitches so the 8 stitches above the waste yarn + one more stitch are on one needle and the remaining 9 stitches are on another needle.

Knit 1 round, then break yarn and using a darning needle, thread yarn through remaining stitches and fasten off.

Afterthought Heel:
Pick up the 8 stitches below waste yarn by picking up the right leg of each stitch on an empty needle. Turn sock 180 degrees and pick up the 8 stitches on the other side of the waste yarn in the same manner.
Pick out waste yarn
K 8 on one needle, then pick up 1 stitch along side between needles. Repeat for other side (18 stitches)

At top back of sock, insert crochet hook into stitch below free end of yarn and pull up a loop. Chain 10. Insert hook into next stitch from inside of sock, and join chain to sock with a slip stitch. Pull free end of yarn through and fasten off.

Fine Print: We are absolutely flattered that our crafty friends would want to make cute items from our original copyright patterns to sell in their online shops or brick and mortar stores. We are thrilled to grant that permission. We do, however, request that anywhere the item is for sale, (on each and every online listing OR on each item in your brick and mortar store that a Simply Notable pattern has been used), that you link back to us here at Simply Notable so others can enjoy the same free pattern you utilized. When you sprinkle the Simply Notable love back our way in the form of links, it lets us know how much you appreciate the free patterns we’ve shared. The only hard line we draw here at Simply Notable is that the free patterns themselves absolutely cannot be sold.

This is so cute! My mom has found some tiny stockings, sweaters, etc. that look similar and she leaves tips at restaurants in them. The waiters and waitresses are always so pleased! Do you have a similar pattern for crochet? I don’t know how to knit but I love to crochet!

I don’t, Angie, but I’ll tell Carli about it. Maybe she’ll work one up! What a really cool idea about using them to leave tips in! Your Mom sounds like someone I want to be friends with. Generous, creative and just plain cool.

Hi!
I love this pattern its just what I’ve been looking for, and I especially like how you haven’t just used traditional Christmas colours.
I assume from your copyright text that its ok for me to sell a few of these on my stall atthe local craft fair if i put where i found the pattern on the label?
Thanks, Suzanne

Hi Suzanne, Yes, we’re honored when our Readers want to use our patterns to create sale-able items. We just ask that you attach a link to our website, crediting us with the pattern. Here’s a link to the details: The fine print on our Free Patterns Good Luck with the craft fair! 🙂

Making these for the girls in my Sunday School class. I have a group of about a dozen 4th-5th grade girls and we do fun crafts each week. A tiny sock with a lip balm would be a perfect Christmas gift! Thank you!